At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, weￂ﾿re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Weￂ﾿re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, weￂ﾿d love to hear from you.

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Weￂ﾿re proud of the key work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

- Fixed-term, Full Time opportunity until 30/06/2028 based in Dandenong
- Enhance the quality of case management practices
- Salary $116,413 - $140,849 plus superannuation

Community Correctional Services (CCS) contributes to the safety of the community by applying practices that reduce reoffending and connecting offenders to programs, services and community. CCS provides management of offenders on court orders, serious sex offenders on post sentence supervision and prisoners on parole.

About the role:

The Manager,



Professional Practice drives and develops strategic regional improvements to maximise practice effectiveness and the continued improvement in case management across both the Court Practice and Parole and Post Sentence streams.

Key responsibilities include:

- Enhance the quality and effectiveness of case management through the provision of individual support and professional development for case management staff, supervisors and managers
- Increase the application of evidence-based case management practice.
- Supervise Professional Practice Advisers
- Conduct regular case practice audits on staff and deliver regular practice forums and education sessions to embed best practices across the region.

The Manager, Professional Practice is required to participate in the “on call” after hours Duty Director system.

About you:

- Extensive experience in the case management of complex and/or high-risk individuals.
- Highly developed understanding of and experience in best practice initiatives in relation to risk management and therapeutic work with high risk and complex individuals.
- Ability to create opportunities to improve knowledge of teams in the area of diversity and inclusion and amongst ccs staff.

For more details, please review the position description or contact:

- Leala Dowey- Regional General Manager on Show phone number or View email address on jobs.careers.vic.gov.au

Why work with us?

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we provide every person with the means to achieve their potential through ongoing learning and development opportunities in a diverse, equitable and supportive environment.

We look for people who are prepared to do their very best in line with our values and behaviours. Our values shape and influence how we recruit, train and develop our staff and build relationships with stakeholders.

We will also provide you with professional development opportunities, an employee assistance program, access to job opportunities across the Victorian Government, salary packaging and much more.

For further information on our benefits please follow the link Why work for Vic (careers.vic.gov.au)

📌 Manager, Professional Practice - Dandenong (Melbourne)
🏢 Department Of Justice And Community Safety
📍 Melbourne